Bakesale Betty's is an Oakland institution. People line up out the door and around the block every day during lunch to have one of her amazing fried chicken sandwiches. These sandwiches consist of nothing more than a torpedo roll, spicy fried chicken breast and spicy coleslaw. But it is enough to keep people coming back again. and again...and again... I might have been one of those people. Oh Oakland, I miss you!
The part of the sandwich I loved the best was the spicy slaw that is piled on top. Turns out google is awesome and there were recipes posted online! I made the slaw and ate it by itself for a quick light lunch. It is super simple and uberly delicious.
All you do is marinate some thinly sliced red onion in red wine vinegar for a couple minutes. Then, toss together a small sliced cabbage, the onions, a chopped up small bunch of parsley and a minced jalapeno. Dress it with a simple dressing of red wine vinegar, olive oil (the best you have!), dijon mustard and salt. Simple. Summery. Fresh. Awesome! I used the recipe found here, but with about half of the recommended oil. I don't miss it.
I'll be posting my own original recipe for this month's "daring cooks" challenge tomorrow! See you then. Wheeee :-)
I haven't been very inspired to cook much recently, so this recipe is from when I made my mom's baked beans. I've been living off of roasted veggies and take-out. Sometimes I just get into a funk. I NEED to start eating better/healthier though as I keep feeling super sluggish! How do you get out of cooking funks?
This cornbread isn't the absolute best cornbread I've ever eaten, but it is super easy, fast, vegan, made from pantry staples and still freakin' delicious. Also, it is a sweet cornbread. If you omit the honey and add some savory spices and jalapenos I'm sure it would be delicious as well.
Best of all? It only messes up two bowls and a non-stick skillet (which you can just wipe out). Awesome for us lazies I tell you, awesome!
I based my recipe on Peggy's skillet cornbread recipe found here.
PS. I just found her blog and I LOVE it. Check it out.
First you mix wet and dry, separately.
Then, mix them together and pour into a pre-heated skillet.
1. Preheat oven to 400F and heat a 9" nonstick (or greased conventional) skillet. 2. Mix soy milk and lemon juice in a small mixing bowl, set aside. 3. Sift together corn meal, flour, baking power, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside. 4. Whisk applesauce, honey and melted vegan butter into the soy milk mixture. 5. Make a well in the dry ingredient, add the wet ingredients to the center and mix until combined. 6. Carefully remove the heating skilled from the oven and pour in the batter. 7. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool and enjoy served with vegan butter and honey!
